When you think of holidays, you may think “Oh goody, I’m going to have a day off from work or school.” April 18 is a national holiday, but not one of those kinds.
“I’m here today to apologize for the personal mistakes I’ve made and the embarrassment I’ve caused my family and community … I’m announcing my resignation from Congress …”
Last weekend was a colorful one for Jean and me. We spent two nights in a purple mansion in Laurel, Mississippi, and rode in a pink stretch limo as we toured the “Home Town” of HGTV’s Ben and Erin Napier.
Eufaula High School’s production of “Legally Blonde, Jr., The Musical” opens Friday.
Remember when you were newly married? You loved doing whatever you could for your spouse. You found yourself humming while emptying the dishwasher, mowing the lawn, even scrubbing toilets.
Alabama's election's chief said President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama because the state’s certification deadline is several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday. A similar concern w…
The two Democrats running for Alabama’s newly redrawn congressional district stressed their experience — one at the federal level and one at the Alabama Legislature — in a debate that aired Tuesday night. Shomari Figures served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General …
The two Democrats running for Alabama’s newly redrawn congressional district stressed their experience — one at the federal level and one at the Alabama Legislature — in a debate that aired Tuesday night. Shomari Figures served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland while Anthony Daniels is the state House Minority Leader. They will meet in a Tuesday runoff to decide the Democratic nomination for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. The winner of the Democratic runoff will face the Republican nominee in the closely watched November general election. A federal court redrew the district last year after ruling the state's previous map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
Federal authorities have arrested a man they said placed a homemade explosive device outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in February. The U.S. Justice Department said 26-year-old Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale was arrested Wednesday on charges of malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device. Authorities said a device was detonated in downtown Montgomery outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in the early morning hours of Feb. 24. No injuries or significant damage to nearby buildings was reported. Calvert was scheduled for his initial appearance on Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Montgomery. Court records were not immediately available to show if he has an attorney to speak on his behalf.
You have a busy day ahead of you. Your schedule is filled with all kinds of things you had planned.
A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country. According to the UAW, the Mercedes workers have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for the vote. Their call for a union election arrives just weeks after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, set a date to vote for UAW representation. The Mercedes plant in Vance, Alabama, had a total of about 6,100 employees as of the end of 2023. More than 5,000 are calling for the union vote, UAW says. In response to the petition, Mercedes said that it respects its workers' rights to choose whether to unionize.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt says she counts some Democratic colleagues among her best friends in the Senate and says such cross-party relationships are essential to governing. But she says it's become increasingly difficult amid a widening political divide fueled by social media. The Alabama Repub…
A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, Kansas’ Republican attorney general argues that…
The words on the page are vivid. So excruciatingly vivid that you wish the plot would read differently. Emotions catch in your throat, and suddenly, you’re there – part of the story.
A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature. Unofficial returns show Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open legislative seat. Lands’ victory was celebrated b…
Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set the date for the execution by lethal injection of 50-year-old Jamie Mills. The Alabama Supreme Court last week authorized the governor to set Mills' executi…
I have various marks on my body, otherwise known as scars. They are literally located from my head to my toes.
May I ask you some personal questions? Friend to friend? How is sin affecting your perception of God’s love for you? How is your sin affecting your Christian journey?
When I was growing up, we didn’t play inside the house, except when it was raining or during winter when it was too cold to play outside. Mama used to say, “Get outside and play, or I’ll find you something to do.”
Marianna Richardson, a junior at Eufaula High School, auditioned for and was selected for the High School Honors Performance Series Concert Choir performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.
A highway sign tells me to merge because my lane is ending. As soon as possible, I do.
Former Alabama Congressman Terry Everett has passed away.
I have been blessed to see some of this world’s most beautiful places.